Slot Magazine – Issue 26

SLOT026

REGULARS
4 NEWS & NEW PRODUCTS
What is happening in the
SLOT magazine world. News,
announcements, and interesting slot
gossip. Plus see the new cars that
are in the shops since the last issue
of SLOT magazine. We look at brand
new models coming your way
64 SLOT CALENDAR
If you want to race or have a look
around a Swapmeet, there is probably
an event you won’t want to miss.
Send your event details if you want to
be included
65 SLOT DIRECTORY
Find the retailers and specialist
services you need for all your slot
racing shopping
66 PASSING SHOT
Do you still. or have you ever owned
a real car that was available as a Slot
Car? Our editor does – what about you?

FEATURES
14 SCALEX GOES ELECTRIC
60 years ago Scalextric launched the
world’s fi rst commercial slot car racing
sets. RICHARD HILLS looks back to
the year he was born and compares
value then to now.
20 TRANS AM THE RACES
At the beginning of the year the
Classic Slot Racing Association
(CSCRA) were pleased to
announce that the Classic Trans-Am
Championship series would continue
in 2017.
26 HOME FOR YOUR CIRCUIT OR A
CIRCUIT FOR YOUR HOME?
So, you want to build a permanent slot
cat track in your home, but where?
This is a question that many model
railway enthusiasts ask themselves,
and they fi nd it a diffi cult one to
answer. However, if one compares a
typical 00 model railway layout with
a slot car track, because the scale is
at least twice the size, fi nding a home
for a slot layout would be impossible,
right?
32 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
It’s always great to review a new
product from Maurizio Ferrari and
this latest release is no exception.
Especially as I pretty much
overlooked test mouldings of this car
when I fi rst saw it on Slot.it stand in
Nuremburg back in January, I guess
at the time I thought it was too similar
to the previous LMP2 Lola but I was
wrong.
40 RUTHLESS T70’S FROM
THUNDERSLOT
Although the title might seem just a
play on words in reference to their
newly released opened top versions
of their Lola T70 – the word Ruthless
can and I am sure, will be used as
racers get hold of these ridiculously
fast cars.
46 HANG ON A MINUTE LADS, I’VE
GOT A GREAT IDEA…
…was the last quote used in the
iconic 1960’s Brit-pic the Italian Job
– and while the three minis featured
in the movie can be easily replicated
for cameo scenes, would anyone be
brave or silly enough to produce the
coach that the red, white and blue
cars drove up into…?
54 ROUND 4 PENDLE HIRST TAKES
THE HONOURS
Race report on the Pendleslot round
of the NSR GT3 national series
58 POST 1970 CAN-AM
Some more photographic artwork from
Yokohama’s Junichi Kimura
60 LLANTRISANT SLOT CAR CLUB
Longtime racer and thoroughly great
guy Martyn John gives us an insight
to the club based in South Wales
63 THE MYSTERY SCALEXTRIC
BUILDING THAT NEVER WENT
INTO PRODUCTION?
Although an image of this lap counter
building appeared in the 5th edition
Scalextric catalogue it has never been
seen before…